[wplug] Multi-Monitor Support

[Robert E. Coutch]

Look into Xinerama.
See the xorg of XFree86 Documentation.

I don't know if the 9200SE requires the ATi driver for 3D support.
I do know the 9200 (plain vanilla version) will do 3D without ATi's drivers.




On Sunday 06 August 2006 12:48 am, Michael Semcheski wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've got to run Windows XP for some work apps, and when I do, I have a
> Thinkpad with an ATI chip and a Thinkpad Dock (with VGA and DVI output)
> that lets me run two monitors via ATI's Hydra method.  Basically, I get
> a 2560x1024 screen (which is really two 1280x1024) screens.  I have the
> DVI going into monitor 1 and the VGA for monitor 2.
>
> On my desktop (which is what I'm more concerned with for this posting) I
> have an ATI Radeon 9200SE that also does the trick in Windows.  The DVI
> output is plugged into monitor 2, and the VGA into monitor one.  When I
> want to switch from my dock to my desktop, I swap the keyboard and
> mouse, and toggle the input source on both monitors.  Low Budget KVM
> solution.
>
> I've never been able to get my desktop (or Thinkpad for that matter, but
> its less important to me) to use both monitors under Ubuntu.  I had some
> upgrade issues with Ubuntu, and I'm ready to ditch Ubuntu for SUSE.
> (Not that I don't think things could have been fixed, but I wasn't all
> that crazy about it.)
>
> Now here's the question.  Does anyone know how to get dual monitor
> support under Linux?  I know it can be done, but I haven't been able to
> do it myself.  I'm not opposed to supplementing my current AGP graphics
> card with a PCI one if I have to.  Or switch to a single AGP card that
> can do it correctly.  Ideally, if I have to buy any new hardware, I'd
> like to have dual DVI outputs (I can see a difference.)  I'd also like
> to keep it under $200.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Mike
>
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